Ashley Stanley
Ashley Stanley is the Founder & CEO of New England-based food recovery organization, Spoonfuls, which she launched in 2010 to tackle the paradoxical problems of wasted food, hunger, and climate change. Through her leadership and with a focus on people-centered outcomes, Ashley has worked to scale Spoonfuls' operations, raise awareness of the issue of wasted food, and build support for food recovery. To date her company has kept over 34 million pounds of food (enough for 27 million meals) out of the waste stream.
Ashley is a frequent conference presenter and panelist, a member of TEDWomen, and a TEDx Community speaker, in addition to lecturing regularly at Harvard, MIT, and Boston University’s Questrom School of Business. She has been featured on NPR, has written for The Huffington Post, and enjoys sharing her perspective as a Jewish, LGBTQAI+ leader.
Expertise
Organizational
Leadership
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Generating meaningful, people-centered outcomes
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Challenging traditional or outdated ideas - innovating for positive change
Food
Recovery
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Tackling the issues of wasted food, hunger, and climate change
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Scaling food recovery to maximize human impact
Other Areas of Focus
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Intersection of identity and the workplace
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LGBTQAI+ leadership
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Jewish values at work
Featured Engagements
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Ashley is based in Boston but welcomes speaking invitations from community groups, businesses, and conferences across the country. Reach out to learn more about booking Ashley.